Porto Rico bill passes Senate on three roll calls
The Senate in Washington passed the Porto Rico bill by 40 to 31 after three roll calls on the Davis internal revenue district amendment and the Nelson free trade amendment. Several Republicans opposed the measure or changed positions. Teller switched to vote against, Hanna’s pair was released, and Beveridge shifted to support.
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Senate
Washington
Davis
Nelson
Minnesota
Susan
Ilinois
Proctor
Vermont
Silmon
Oregon
Wellington
Mary
Hear
Massachusetts
Melhenny
Senator Foraker
Teller
Hanna
Beveridge
Cornbread Push Set for Paris Exposition Restaurant
Maj Simon Peter Gross of Lexington Ky will run an American restaurant at the Paris exposition featuring cornbread as a staple to replace hard black bread. He plans black waiters and cooks and a Blue Grass dinner with cornbread labeled by a top cornbread cook. Europeans adopting cornbread could boost Midwest corn exports and profits for growers.
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Paris
Simon Peter Gross
Lexington
America
Middle West
Admiral Dewey Reverses Presidency Candidacy
Admiral Dewey announces to the New York World that he rescinds his prior refusal to run for president. He says many Americans support him and that if chosen he will serve, noting the president’s duties are mainly to execute laws. He does not specify party nomination.
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New York
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Congress
George Dewey
Chicago Journal
Dewey
eer-Press
Kansas
Bryan
Rer
Nansas City Star
Indianapolis News
New York Journal
Chjra
Tribune
Repub
Omuaha Bee
Minneapolis Times
New York Press
Detroit Evening News
White House
St. Paul
William J. Bryan
Omaha World-Herald
United Democrats
Manila
St. Louis Republic
Detroit Journal
Milwaukee Sentinel
Chicago Chronicle
Noosevelt
Santiago
Chicago
United States
William McKinley
Indianapolis
Wol. Oe Ds
Striking Miners in Pittsburg Coal District Demand Wage Revision
About 30,000 miners in the Pittsburg coal district walk off the job over wage scale dissatisfaction. The strike halts activity for the Monongahela and Wittsburg coal companies, though buyers still have orders. Miners demand a revision of the wage scale as talks continue. News notes mention a Cave City fatality and a wreck injuring horses in North Carolina. The bubonic plague is discussed in a scientific note describing the tiny organism and its prevalence.
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Pittsburg
River Coal Trusts
Monongahela
Wittsburg Coal Companies
Ini
Cave City
Ixy
Steve Fh
Promunediea
Chop Jotte
N.C
el Paso
Susie Goff
British Reverse Near Reddersburg Shocks London
Reports from South Africa describe Boer forces harassing Lord Roberts near Bloemfontein with engagements to the southeast, south and west. Villebois de Mareuil is killed at Boshof as five British companies are captured at Bedder sburg, signaling a troubling setback for the British and renewed Boer aggressiveness.
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Reddersburg
South Africa
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Free State
Bovrs
Kriday
Boshof
Gloemfontein
Boer Loss of Fifty Men and the Death of Gen. Villebois de Mareuil
Beddersburg
London
Gatacre
Springfontein
Roberts
Ruling Upholds Beckham in Kentucky Governorship Case
In a 6 to 1 decision the Kentucky Court of Appeals sustains Circuit Judge Emmett Pield’s ruling in Beckham’s favor. The majority, led by Judge Hobson, holds the Legislature acted within power and the Governor exceeded authority by adjourning to London. Judge Durelle dissents, saying the Legislature lacked jurisdiction and the case should be modeled as a void act. Guffy and Burnham concur with Hobson while criticizing the Goebel election law.
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Kentucky Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals of
Kentucky
Emmett Pield
Louisville
Beckham
Durelle
Hobson
Guffy and Burnham
Frankfort
London
General Assembly
Guffy
Burnham
Railway Talks and Transit Growth Across the Nation
March earnings for Iowa Central rose to 196,528 dollars with a 19,788 gain from last year. Officials discuss consolidations among major lines including Buffalo Rochester Wittsburg with New York Central and possible Monon acquisition by Louisville and Nashville. Plans reveal Chicago New York Boston trunk line and substantial freight yard builds in New Orleans and Kansas City.
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Iowa Central
Buffalo, Rochester and Wittsburg
New York Central
Arkansas
Marion County
Louisville and Nashville
Monon
Chicago
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Kansas City
New York
Santa Fe
Nastern
Western
Hastern
Boston
Stone
Eastern Illinois
Texas
Central Passenger Association
Eastern Lines
Buffalo
Central America
Rock Island
Mkansas City
National Committee
Reading Railroad
Vanderbilts
Reading Company
Lehigh Valley
Hiie
Department of the Interior
Burlington Road
Big Crow Reservation
Montana
Toluca
Billings
Cody
Wyo
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
Chicago and Alton Railway Company
Julia Arthur Retires From Stage Over Ill Health
Julia Arthur the actress has broken down under nervous strain and must retire from acting. Her health may foreclose a return, with possible future appearances limited to short ten week runs in New York Boston Philadelphia or Chicago if she recovers. Born in Hamilton Ontario as Lewis she debuted at 15 with Daniel Bandman and later studied in Germany and England before joining the Palmer stock company.
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Julia Arthur
B. P. Cheney
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Miss Arthur
Hamilton, Ont
Lewis
Daniel Bandman
Portia
Juliet
Desdemona
Ophelia
Germany
England
Palmer Stock Company
Conflict in Porto Rico as English-Speaking Negroes Clash
In Porto Viejo and Porto Tuco a long standing feud between native workers and English speaking Black laborers from St Thomas and St Kitts erupts. A mob uses revolvers clubs rocks against foreigners, injuring several and fatally wounding a native infant. One hundred American soldiers are deployed to the dock area to restore order.
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Porto Vieja
Porto Tuco
St. Thomas
St. Isitts
Notes on European Royalty and Notables
Two grandsons of Queen Victoria attend Eton. Queen Victoria has a handsome car at kerbstones. The Queen of Italy welcomes English and American visitors. A $50 000 memory fund is proposed for the Duke of Westminster’s grave. The Spanish royal family switches horses as he turns thirteen. Minnie Botha studies at Highgate School in London. Gen. Buller gains a post office named after him in North Victoria. Allan Maclean, Victoria’s new premier, is also a poet with a collection titled Two Glimpses of Nature. Portugal gifts to Britain land near Ambesia for Bishop Mackenzie’s remains memorial. The Queen of Helland insists her mother be titled Queen Emma of the Netherlands.
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Queen Victoria
Eton
Ker
Italy
England
Duke of Westminster
Spain
Pace
Minnie Botha
Gen. Botha
Highgate
London
Gen. Buller
Victoria
Allan Maclean
King
Portugel
Great Britain
Aambe
Aguinaldo Stays Hidden in Manila Says War Letters
Mail to the War Department reports two messages from officials anxious Aguinaldo hides in Manila after Luzon rebel forces disperse. One letter cites conclusive evidence of his Manila presence, another says he is not in Luzon outskirts. A Brooklyn Corporal describes a massacre of unarmed Filipinos in the jungle.
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War Department
Manila
Aguinaldo
United States Secret Service
Luzon
Brooklyn
Leonard Mygatt
Philippines
Twenty-third Regiment
Regular Infantry
Mygatt
Henry A. Powell
Otis to Return to the United States May Lead
The War Department announced Maj. Gen. Otis will return to the United States within two months. He will be succeeded in the Philippines by Gen. MacArthur after requesting his homeward voyage to satisfy private interests and sail by May 1 if possible. Secretary Root briefed the President on the dispatch. Detroit plans a marble colonnade and lighting for its 200th anniversary. In Red Beach Me Fred Reynolds killed his wife and son with an ax. Mock Manufacturing brick plant at New Cumberland Ohio burned for $20,000.
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War Department
Washington
Otis
United States
Philippines
MacArthur
Root
Detroit
Detroit River
Red Beach
Fred Reynolds
The Desolate Mayo Ledge Tragedy Amid Irish Rebellion
In Macwillan's Magazine an account recalls a grim episode from the 1708 rebellion in Mayo. Rebels cornered by Fraser Vencibles sought refuge on a cliff ledge above the Poolhashanthana. a young woman delaying a rope rescue fled, leaving twenty five men to die as tides rose and waves swept their bodies into the seething chasm.
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Macwillan
Litton Faulkner
Ireland
Mayo
Laggan
Iere
Downyrick
Killala
Clifs
Poolhashanthana
Good Effects of Singing as Exercise for Lungs
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes singing aids respiratory health and lung development, citing fewer pulmonary issues among professional singers. It advises comfortable clothing, warns against overpractice, and suggests 40 to 60 minutes daily in brief periods for steady progress.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Melba
H. Holbrook Curtis
Bryan
Admiral Dewey
Wee Sas
Dewey
St- Louis Globe-Democrat
Largest Man in the World Guards Mandarin Yamen
A Yunnan-sen from Persia named Chang-Yan Mian is described as the worlds tallest man at 7 feet 8 inches and 2% stones pounds. Once a coolie he now guards the entrance to a mandarin’s Yamen earning three soldiers pay.
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Yunnan-sen
Persia
Chang-Yan Mian
Frankenstein
Yamen
Royal Cigar Clash Sparks Knightly Debate
A whimsical exchange shows Sir Walter pleading for funds for a royal cloak while a queenly figure quips about stepping on the kingdom’s only cigar, highlighting a playful tension between monarchy and resource scarcity.
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Bess
Sir Walter
Growth of Newspapers in 1760 America Surpasses Other Nations
In 1760 the United States had a single newspaper, while England and France boasted many more. The remark highlights the rapid expansion of print media in the colonies compared with continental Europe.
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United States
England
France
Dewey as Presidential Candidate Sparks Mixed Reactions
Newspaper clippings show varied editorials on Admiral Dewey pursuing the presidency. Quotes from Chicago Journal Louisville Journal Indianapolis News and others reflect doubt, support, and caution about his viability and the political implications for Bryan and McKinley era politics.
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Mock Manufacturing Company
New Cumberland
Ohio
B. W. Tracey
John G. Carlisle
Senator Mason
Mark Hanna
Thomas B. Reed
Allen
Fen Ey
Sear
R. McLean
Tillman
Cullom
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